Mission San Francisco de Solano

by Allison Stark Draper

Book Overview

San Francisco de Solano was the last of the 21 California missions to be built. Fray Altimira began construction on the mission on August 25, 1823. The Spanish were not the only European settlers to live in the area where San Francisco de Solano was built. The Russians built Fort Ross nearby with plans to colonize the area. As many other missions did, Solano began to decline in the 1830's prompting many Indians to leave the missions in search of more...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823958841
• ISBN13: 9780823958849
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: PowerKids Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6